Powell would have been the ideal stealth communist/race baiter.
He must have had some BIG skeletons in his closet to have not run for President.
Osama is taking on more of the people who could not hack it in a tough administration. If you cannot handle tackling terrorism and you have to bail because you cannot stand up to criticism from the other party and other nations then it was a good thing for America he dropped out. Turning on your heals and stabbing the administration and State Department in the back is not a gracious exit. Backing a candidate for any office purely for the color of their skin is a capricious act of spite.
Looking back, Bush 1 and Bush 2, IMHO, made decisions to escalate his stature which were not in our Republics best interests. While their intentions were pure, their bold steps to elevate a man who was NOT the best person for the job backfired on them and hurt the United States of America. If he wants to support Osama, he is welcome to. He is dead to me. Janet Reno had more balls for supporting her President in the face of turmoil than Powell ever had.
He is nothing more than what the Bushes ever were....a man (men) who will support a candidate/person if it serves their own self interest.
“He must have had some BIG skeletons in his closet to have not run for President.”
Americal Division .......ring a bell?
The press threatened to smear him when he was a contender years ago.....he dropped out.